Chinese Overwatch teams are boycotting a South Korean player who called out Chinese policies
In this situation, it started last month when South Korean Overwatch pro Jong-ryeol “Saebyeolbe” Park, who plays for Seoul Dynasty, made several critical and mocking remarks against the Chinese government on livestreams. Park was critical of the country’s lack of free speech and referred the sovereignty of Hong Kong and Taiwan, which triggered a wild backlash from Chinese players in his division. Now, several Chinese Overwatch teams are threatening a boycott of any tournaments that put Park on the roster. “I can’t say Taiwan and [Hong Kong],” Park said in the original videos (as...
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